1952 Season Recap
With Egli’s departure Franks is named head coach of the varsity. Putting his iron will to work without any delay, he immediately scraps the T-formation offense the Redskins had been using under Egli and brings back the single-wing. His ’52 squad likes the change too as it posts a 9-1 record, the best yet for the ‘Skins. The only loss of the year is to BuxMont league champ, Ambler, in the opening game, 25-7 (and providing a look to the future, the Ambler coach is Earl Baugher who will later come to Pennsbury and serve as its head coach from 1962 through 1969). With the strong record on the field, the ‘Skins take the LBC title for the third time in their history with the other two championships in 1946 and ’47. The 278 points scored breaks the old record of 236 set by the ’46 team. Comprised mostly of underclassmen, the future looks bright for the team. The annual Redskin team awards are also instituted at the end of that season and Steve Cloak is voted the first “Mr. Redskin”.
Team
Varsity Team
JV Team
Schedule
Season Quick View
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Date | Day | Opponent: | H/A | Time | N.H.S. | Opp. | Ties |
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Sep. 12 | Friday | Ambler | Away | 8:00pm | 7 | 25 | |
Sep. 20 | Saturday | Pennsbury | Away | 8:00pm | 27 | 0 | |
Oct. 3 | Friday | Morrisville | Home | 8:00pm | 27 | 14 | |
Oct. 10 | Friday | Lower Moreland | Home | 8:00pm | 19 | 6 | |
Oct. 17 | Friday | Council Rock | Home | 8:00pm | 54 | 0 | |
Oct. 24 | Friday | Bristol | Away | 8:00pm | 14 | 6 | |
Nov. 1 | Saturday | Southampton | Away | 2:00pm | 47 | 7 | |
Nov. 7 | Friday | Jenkintown | Away | 8:00pm | 32 | 7 | |
Nov. 15 | Saturday | Royersford | Home | 2:00pm | 18 | 6 | |
Nov. 27 | Thursday | ***Bensalem | Home | 10:00am | 33 | 7 | |
Points | 278 | 78 | 0 | ||||
Pts Avg | 27.8 | 7.8 | |||||
Record | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
* Homecoming | **Senior Night | ***Turkey Bowl |
Lower Bucks County League - Champions
League record: 6-0
Members: Bensalem, Bristol, Council Rock, Morrisville, Neshaminy, Pennsbury & Southampton
Redskin Awards
Harry Franks initiated the annual Redskin Awards in 1952. Steve Cloak was Neshamniy's first Mr. Redskin.
Mr. Redskin − Steve Cloak
Mr. Back − Lou Maurer
Mr. Lineman − Al Hoffman
All Lower Bucks Selections
First Team − Lou Maurer, B
First Team − Al Hoffman, E
First Team − Ferman Lex, E
First Team − Tom Lauther, G
First Team − Steve Cloak, C
First Team − Gary Latham, B
Seniors
Newspaper Articles
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Wed__Mar_5__1952_Interesting article on achool Board vote
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Thu__Sep_11__1952_Interesting School Info
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Sep_13__1952_Ambler Boxscore
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Fri__Sep_19__1952_Pennbury Pregame Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Sep_21__1952_ Pennbury Game Article
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Sat__Oct_4__1952_Morrisville Game Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Oct_18__1952_Council Rocl Game Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Oct_25__1952_Bristol Game Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Nov_2__1952_Southampton Game Article
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Thu__Nov_6__1952_JV Delhaas Game Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Nov_8__1952_Jenkintown Game Article
The_Mercury_Sat__Nov_15__1952_Royersford Pregame Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sun__Nov_16__1952_Royersford Game Article
The_Mercury_Mon__Nov_17__1952_Royersford Game Article
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Mon__Nov_24__1952_Interesting School Activities
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Mon__Nov_24__1952_-1 Turkey Bowl Pregame
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Wed__Nov_26__1952_Turkey Bowl Pregame Article
The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Fri__Nov_28__1952_Bensalem Game Article Tyrkey Bowl
The_Bristol_Daily_Courier_Fri__Dec_5__1952_Banquet Info